Popular gospel singer, Tope Alabi, has revealed how a rejected music project unexpectedly led her to meeting her husband and longtime producer, Soji Alabi.
Speaking on how their 25-year marriage began, Tope explained that her encounter with Soji came at a difficult period in her life and career.
“I was already recording soundtracks for movies when I was paid ₦200,000 by Highwaves Video Mart to produce an album,” she said. “But when I got to Soji Alabi’s studio, I was told he no longer worked there.”
Determined to complete the job, she took the project elsewhere, but the client rejected it for poor sound quality. “They said it didn’t meet the standard they knew me for,” she added.
According to her, she returned to Soji’s former studio to get his contact, only to find him there by chance.
“I explained everything, and he agreed to help even when I couldn’t pay the full amount,” she said. “We ended up completing the project with just ₦10,000.”
Tope disclosed that her relationship with Soji was strictly professional at first, as she was then in an abusive relationship. “He was just a studio producer helping me out. But after I left that relationship, we became friends and eventually got married a year and a half later,” she said.
The couple, who have worked together for over two decades, have remained one of gospel music’s most enduring partnerships.
